Natural Shark Cartilage
by Sundown Naturals · capsule · 50 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 30768 06635 2
- DSLD label 31519
- Serving 1 capsule
Natural Shark Cartilage by Sundown Naturals lists one ingredient: 740 mg of shark cartilage powder per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2014.
What is in Natural Shark Cartilage?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shark Cartilage powder | 740 mg | Higher than 68% of 199 products listing cartilage (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,440 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 31519 (entered March 25, 2014), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 4 to 6 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Natural Shark Cartilage 740 mgGood 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Shark Cartilage 740 mgVitamin World same ingredients
- Shark Cartilage 740 mgPhysioLogics · off the market same ingredients
- Shark CartilageDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- Shark Cartilage 740 mgGM Germa same ingredients
- Shark Cartilage 740 mgDC same ingredients
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- DIRECTIONS: FOR ADULTS, TAKE ONE (1) CAPSULE FOUR TO SIX TIMES DAILY, PREFERABLY WITH MEALS.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Contains fish (shark) ingredients.
- TAMPER RESISTANT: DO NOT USE IF SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN OR MISSING.
- WARNING: If you are pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult your doctor before use.
- Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No Artificial Color, Flavor or Sweetener, No Preservatives, No Sugar, No Starch, No Milk, No Lactose, No Soy, No Gluten, No Wheat, No Yeast, No Shellfish. Sodium Free.
- Storage
- STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 31519.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Gelatin, Contains Less Than 2% of.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): PLEASE RECYCLE; GUARANTEED LABORATORY TESTED QUALITY.
How many labels does Natural Shark Cartilage have?
2 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 31519 (current) Entered March 25, 2014 · on the market · 50 capsules · UPC 0 30768 06635 2
- Label 4833 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market December 20, 2012 · 50 capsules · UPC 0 30768 06635 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Rexall Sundown, Inc. (manufacturer), Boca Raton, FL. All Sundown Naturals products.